seismometer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A device used by seismologists to detect and measure seismic waves and therefore locate earthquakes etc; a seismograph.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-seismometer.wav

Word forms

seismometer seismometers seismometre

Etymology

From seismo- + -meter.

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